Quick advice, DON'T BE LATE...so if you are driving to the test center, it is a good idea to go one day before the test to know where it is, if you are taking a taxi, make sure you schedule it in advance. Also, It is always good to stay in a hotel close to the building, so you can avoid traffic jams, etc..

Can i copy paste from putty ? Highlight it then right click on other putty window/notepad ?

I see blog on RTP side, they said it only give option to paste ALL, not just highlighted one. hope this's not true.

No, this is not true, Notepad, calculator, putty etc available. You can paste, what ever you want from Router or to router.

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There is also a sheet of paper and a bunch of pencils to be used in the lab, if you wish to draw or make any notes. However, you must leave the paper on your desk when living the lab exam, they don't let you carry it away from the lab, for obvious reasons

It depends on the location. I have heard good things about the ones in SJ. However, you really need to elaborate your question in such a way that demonstrate that you master the technology and you are only interested in some clarifications on a specific task.

If you know how to ask the question, it shouldn't a problem. The proctors are there to clarify

The proctors are there to clarify. Don't fish for answers though. Show that you understand the alternatives. One thing to remember though, you can't trust the proctor 100% He could possibly tell you something that is not 100% accurate regarding restrictions etc so you also need to trust yourself.

I don't think this is very likely but I know people that asked proctor and got "fooled" by it. Not saying that the proctor did anything wrong just that they should have known how to solve the task regardless what the proctor answered.

This is definitely a good idea. I would reboot all the routers and switches 2-3 times (if not more) during the lab, it is always good to make sure that you don't lose reachability or any other thing change after a reboot.

There was one task (in one of my three attempts) that had to be redone after a reload - it had to do with editing an access-list to insert an instance between two already existing instances. I did reload the router when I had plenty of time to redo this task.

I read some people reload the routers to make sure everything still working.

Is this a good idea if you have time ? Are they going to reload the router before grading the lab ?

Try to execute write mem command frequently on all devices after finished every thing if you have time, reload all devices and verify all task. I did the same during my exam.

I would not add any routing if not told to do so. Either it should be already configured or they should specify for you where to add it.

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I would not set router-ID unless asked to, theoretically there could be a conflict of router-IDs, at least in the TS section and then I would change it.

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I would clarify with proctor. Remember that a mroute is not really a static route, we are not allowed to use static routes but a mroute is not a static route. It is just used for RPF lookup. The alternative to change IGP seems like worse option to me. We could also use MPBGP for RPF lookups if that is an option.